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. 2023 May 4;24(5):e56619.
doi: 10.15252/embr.202256619. Epub 2023 Mar 29.

Disruptive technology: Exploring the ethical, legal, political, and societal implications of nanopore sequencing technology: Exploring the ethical, legal, political, and societal implications of nanopore sequencing technology

Muhammad Sajeer P  1
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Disruptive technology: Exploring the ethical, legal, political, and societal implications of nanopore sequencing technology: Exploring the ethical, legal, political, and societal implications of nanopore sequencing technology

Muhammad Sajeer P. EMBO Rep. .

Abstract

Due to its low cost and easy handling, nanopore sequencing has great potential to become a consumer product. The widespread use of DNA sequencers would, however, create new social, legal, and ethical challenges.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that he has no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. The increase in the number of publications related to nanopores
Data from Web of Science using the keywords “nanopore” or “nanopores” in all domains.
Figure 2
Figure 2. A hand‐held nanopore sequencer
Figure 3
Figure 3. The increase in the number of patent publications yielded by the search term “nanopore sequencing”
Generated from Lens.org (https://www.lens.org/).
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